Botanical Gardens

Botanic Garden constitutes a documented living collection of living plants for various purposes such as education, scientific research, conservation and recreation/display.

Establishment

The idea of establishing Botanic Garden at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) was initiated by the late Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, then a Chancellor of the University in 1986.

Functions

Botanic Garden at the University was therefore created with the intention to serve the following functions:

1. Educational;

• To the public on the diversity and distribution of various plant species;
• To the students and academic members of staff within the University.

1. Research;

–   On morphology, anatomy, breeding, etc.

1. Germplasm collection for wild and cultivated plant species, including introduction of new plant crops;
2. Conservation of endangered plant species of Tanzania;
3. Maintenance of natural vegetation reserve so as to demonstrate types of natural vegetation of Tanzania and/or Africa;
4. Collection and maintenance of various species with medicinal values;
5. Ecological collection so as to show different plant adaptations to different ecological conditions;
6. Recreation – to the University and non-University communities.